COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO. 160
MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons
That SDCC include a SLO to ensure that boundary walls of premises in Clondalkin will be made of local limestone. This applies to all planning permissions in the village of Clondalkin and surrounding area concerning new-builds and refurbishments where boundary walls already exist. There are not to be any more walls made of imported stone. Reasons: to maintain the heritage character of Clondalkin village and surrounding district, to support local employment to enhance the overall look of Clondalkin, thereby helping to increase its status as a tourism-destination centre when the pandemic eases and tourists are allowed into the country again.
REPORT:
It is proposed to include a new objective in the Development Plan for the preparation of a LAP for Clondalkin. A wide variety of issues would be dealt with under the remit of the LAP which would include a conservation plan for the village area. The issue of building materials for boundary walls raised in the motion could be dealt with as part of this conservation plan. The new objective would read as follows:
‘To prepare a LAP for Clondalkin, the extent of the boundary to be defined, which will be guided by the Local Area Plans Guidelines for Planning Authorities, 2013 (Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government) or any superseding guidelines and which will incorporate:
- A vision for the development of Clondalkin
- Wider urban design principles
- Framework plans for larger infill sites
- A Conservation Plan
- A local Green Infrastructure strategy derived from the County GI Strategy
- Transport movement study.’
Recommendation: It is recommended that the motion be adopted with amendments, to recognise that the issues raised in the motion will be dealt with through the inclusion of a new objective in the Development Plan as follows:
‘To prepare a LAP for Clondalkin, the extent of the boundary to be defined, which will be guided by the Local Area Plans Guidelines for Planning Authorities, 2013 (Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government) or any superseding guidelines and which will incorporate:
- A vision for the development of Clondalkin
- Wider urban design principles
- Framework plans for larger infill sites
- A Conservation Plan
- A local Green Infrastructure strategy derived from the County GI Strategy
- Transport movement study.’